Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Outpatient

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in Madison, WI

In Madison, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes: from $152.75 to $493.60, with a median of $380.11. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90837, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$152.75Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
Median$380.11half pay less
Highest$493.60in this market
Difference3.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Madison, WI.

median
Lowest $152.75Highest $493.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital lowest Portage, WI Fac Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $152.75 $235.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI Pro Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $365.95 $563.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $365.95 $563.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Meriter Hospital, Inc Madison, WI PR PSYTX W PT 60 MINUTES $394.26 $492.82 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Meriter Hospital, Inc Madison, WI HC PSYTX W PT 60 MIN (>53 MIN) $439.89 $549.86 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Meriter Hospital, Inc Madison, WI PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $493.60 $617.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $152.75, median $380.11, highest $493.60 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $380.11. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This is an individual psychotherapy session of about 60 minutes (53 minutes or more). It is used when a longer session is needed for talk therapy, such as for trauma or complex issues.

What the price covers

The price covers the therapy time. A first evaluation (90791) and any facility fee in a hospital clinic are billed separately.